SCP-4611
Unknown
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medium confidence
SCP-4611
Expected annual
$4.1M
One-time setup
$10.6M
Annual recurring
$4.1M
Personnel
24
One-time capital costs for secure habitat, lab outfitting and heavy equipment are roughly $10.5M; main recurring drivers are staff wages, research/R&D, insurance and facilities operations totaling about $4.06M/yr.
One-Time Capital Costs
Total: $10.6M
Annual Recurring Costs
Total: $4.1M/yr
Cost Scenarios
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Baseline
(baseline)
$4.1M/yr
Normal year with routine operations, no major incidents or public exposures.
normal operations
no escapes
no significant research scale-ups
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Minor Incident
$4.2M/yr
Single-hive breach or small-scale predator/public encounter requiring overtime, local repairs, and limited mitigation.
single-hive breach
small predator attack
minor public sighting
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Major Breach
$6.1M/yr
Larger containment breach or multi-colony incident requiring mass removal, contractor hire, heavy-equipment use, and substantial public/legal response.
multi-colony escape
substantial public exposure
significant infrastructure damage
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Catastrophic Breach
$24.1M/yr
Widespread containment failure with major public exposure requiring prolonged remediation, litigation, mass incineration/removal and long-term site restoration.
site-wide containment failure
large-scale public injury/exposure
multi-site escalation
Personnel
24 total
| Role | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Security Officer / MTF Agent | 12 | 24/7 perimeter and site security staffing estimated; salaries included in staff_wages [#9]. |
| Research Scientist | 4 | Entomologists, apiarists and wildlife biologists for monitoring and research; salaries included in staff_wages [#10]. |
| Veterinarian / Animal Care | 2 | Veterinary staff for insect and wildlife care; salaries included in staff_wages [#11]. |
| Engineer / Maintenance | 4 | Facilities, HVAC, vehicle and equipment maintenance personnel; salaries included in staff_wages (necessary to support items #4, #6, #16). |
| Administrative Staff | 2 | Site administrative, permitting and logistics coordination; salaries included in staff_wages. |
Confidence Notes
Mid-range cost estimates aggregated from wide ranges in analyst notes; many items (population scale, frequency of incidents, success of R&D) are uncertain, so totals are order-of-magnitude estimates rather than precise figures.